Battery and holder.



GIL. PATTERSON. BATTERY AND HOLDER. APPLIOATIQN FILED MAY 26, 1908.

980,830, Patented Jan.3, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1908.

G. L. PATTERSON.

- BATTERY AND HOLDER.

, Fig.5 9 l. 71 6b 9 3 mm mtoz' GL. HIDE/T604! 7 battery cell or unit, of the usual dry battery ing ring orwasher. 1 18 the cell holder or lnsulating head, in

Gnomes LEWIS PATTERSON,

OF NEW YORK N. Y.

BATTERY AND HQIILDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. PATTERSON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, N. Y., have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Batteries and Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to certain new and.

useful improvements in electric batteries and holders therefor, the same being of parflticnlar valuein connection with dry. battery construction. It is essentially an improvement upon that form of battery set forth in United States Letters Patent No, 705,919

to R. Gilh-dated July 29,1902. f

Among the main objects of-the invention are the provision of an effective holder whereby one or more battery units may be connected and'disconnecte'd, the 'rovision of effective means for securing e ective electrical connection for both terminals, and.

the provision of effective ,means' whereby an exhausted battery cell may be quickly and easily replaced by a fresh one.

is a plan view of the under side of the battery holder or head. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the plane of the' line az-m ofFig,

- i .3. Fig; 3'is a vertical sectionon the plane of the line y-gj of .Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the upper end of a cell, de-

tached. Fig. 5 'is a view of the under side of the socket, detached. Fig. 6 is a top. view of the same. Fig. 7 is a view of the "bed plate. Fig. 8 is a plan'view of a reinforcthis instance being'adapted to receive a plurality of cells or units, the particular number shown being threej I v 2 represents the upper end of a single construction, and including an outside cup constituting one electrode of the battery,', constituting the and a central end terminal 3 other electrode. The battery is charged Withelectrolyte in the usual manner, and

sealed atone end around the exposed ter- .headl, their function being to make elecminal3. c

4- 9- 9 are terminals carried by the trical connection with the center end terminal of the battery cells, they also afford- 'ing a means for the mechanical connection Specification of Letters Patent.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1' walls are made yielding, and-these In Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

Application filed May 26,1908. Serial 110,435,121.

T race.

of NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR To Anton c. PAT ERsoN,

being formed of insulating material, pref--- erably a molded composition. 8 -1s a connector leading from fixed ternnnal 4 to the electrically opposite socket terminal 5 in the next adjacent set of tor n'1inals.,.8 isca-siinilar connector leading from terminal 4 to terminal 5", while 8 is a connector leading 4 to a binding post 9.

.9 is a binding post electrically connected with the socket terminal 5.

The battery terminal 3 is arranged to make athreaded connection with the fixed. holder terminal '4', the" screw-threads performingthe double function of furnishing an effective mechanical means-for fastening the parts 3 and altogether, and

ment 'for the'etfective flow of current. In

from fixed terminal at the same time, by reason of the rregular surface fur- I mshmg a more extensive surface engagethis latter respect, a particular advantage is gained, because ordinarily the central exposed terminal'of a battery 3, being of necessity comparatively small, tends to a corresponding extent to prevent free current flow. By forming the threads in both of said parts, an extended surface contact is provided for this terminal and correspondingly increased efficiency results. As shown,-

the member 3 threads onto the outside of the member 4,.but obviously a mere reversal of this order would produce equivalent results.

The sockets slotted at several points, whereby the side properly curved to afford. an easy as for the main body of the battery cell, I i

the result that when a cell is screwed. into place a rubbing contact occurs between the sockets 5- and the external wall of the bat- I tery, which latter, being one of the electrodes, in ordinarypractice is brightened St ace i'elirileiie l tl'ieiteliy i Around ctieh soeitet, e2 ne'- iii the sevexil swltetg is Well it), the

:iitnpe ble to pal; itniiv he quit l slntteil, sh batteries easily i it without the ilSSlSl'fi'fiCC at it will -2112, thereby making such a mlntile to the mast. inexperienced in a device- {if the itii-mztei t leserihetl, a lmttei v holder inehi(ling twe terminals ell opp m polarity, one at said teiritiil'nils be ing); hieatwl cmnzentriezilly i'elatively" to the nlhei, the central terminal l'ieing' screw-f tlii'emlerl :"iYe tlie tili'i'ezuletl centi'ul let'- Ellllliil ill 2 1' veil 2: second set; of terinin-iils tnihii? to the first nml #1 laterally eieel? e; COilllQCl'Ol' ilt'oi' (,lLWlilL'filly c0 inset- 'znlly tippesite terminals of the suiil connectei' being; inmin leiiir (it: the elmi'zietet' (lesetihm a lit/(181V, two termini of ep 'msite pvfzii'ii (,ZiillQtl therein and. insulated from einn ntlnn, one it stziitl terminals being 2lllf\!'\gl .\l

to engage the. outer we ll 0t -11 battery (w ll, ether terminal bei ni'mngvtl within lln its and ew-tlnieacleti to receive the (Nb tiill of terminals similar to the first, and a laterally projecting com'iector "tor eleotrieullv eoni'iectmg two eleetiieally opposite tern2imils of said two the said connects? ieiiig insulated.

3. i i 2 device of the ch21 tractor (lesci'iheih :1 holder of insulating material a eliminating bed-plate anchored thereiln :1 socket having a fielding side Wall i'igi'iilly carried by said lieitplate, said soel' f constituting one l0!- mi'nnl nit i111 electric circuit, another terminal of an electric circuit Within snicl socket and (itll'llQCl by szihl hohler, a battery zulupiml ll Sflltl holder terminals, said bzllIiUl') having two electrodes arranged (me within the nthei'. Zilltl n. serew-tl rezu1l on the inner olw-trmln ai'i'ai'igeifl to ineclnmiczlly en a zz e the s t/Yew thread if the thretnietl hohle. terminal mnl a second set of terminals similar to the ii-st. mil a -let'nl.ly projecting plate til ((Iililik'i'tli. ElQCli'lCkllV connecting; the (nines-he tvnnimils of szii 1 se i,

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